The World Motor Sports Council has ordered Renault to answer charges of intentionally causing a crash at last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
The ruling Friday by Formula One's governing body, FIA, said the move helped Spain's Fernando Alonso win the race.
In a statement, the FIA said representatives from the French team have been told to appear before a special meeting Sept.

By Alan Baldwin ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso believes Renault will
be more than a match for Formula One rivals Ferrari for the
rest of the season despite being stripped of a
performance-boosting damper device.

By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Renault's Fernando Alonso is
bracing himself for his toughest test of the year in Sunday's
U.S. Grand Prix.

Word of the Day

pawl

A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.